Seeking Repair with Indigenous Communities

As an outgrowth of our commitments to welcome all, follow Jesus, and foster wholeness, Willow Avenue Mennonite Church is excited to host a series on Local Indigenous History and Realities. This grows out of congregational discernment about adopting a land acknowledgment statement. A flyer for the series is below as are videos of presentations in the series that have already happened. All are welcome for these important conversations.

A Critical Introduction to Land Acknowledgments by Dr. Sydney Beckmann

Pre-Contact Culture and History by Dr. Ron Goode

The video feed starts about 3 minutes in. Dr. Goode’s presentation begins at the 2:28 mark in the video below.

Negotiating Colonization

In this presentation, Cristina Gonzalez discusses how local indigenous people negotiated the realities of colonization.

Contemporary Realities

In this final presentation for the series, Audrey Osborne, a Choinumni Tribal Historian, and Kenny Barrios, a cultural liaison with the Santa Rosa Rancheria, discuss the contemporary realities of local indigenous people.